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I recently started going back to 2024 to check out some releases I really didnt pay attention to. This being one of them. I only had heard a couple of their older releases and found them relatively good but still fairly standard prog metal offerings. This release see the band stepping out of the typical progressive metal box. First track has great use of hammond organ and flute. Slowing things down for an atmospheric middle section with very cool sounding neo prog keyboard sounds. It seems the band has implemented more prog into their metal, and its not a bad thing.

Yes some of the AOR spice in in here too. Not sure why some proggers use it like a dirty word , nothing wrong with a bit of AOR influence IF done right. That is something DGM do get right. They have toned down the silly "duelling banjos" keyboardist and guitarists having a solo battle that has become obnoxious in almost all prog metal (yes Dream Theater I am talking about you). With second track actually coming across almost like a Spock's Beard song and to me thats never a bad thing.

Third track begins with a menacing atmospheric keyboard beginning. Once again the flute and hammond elevate this song. Then it hits with a cool middle eastern sounding riff and some mellotron, they have really upped their game here. Dynamics and light and shade are the name of the game on this release. Due to some of the melodic elements alot of the songs come across like some of the heavier neo prog bands. Also no complaints from me.

Tracks four and five continue with some nice retro synth and organ sounds that really break up what might have sounded like fairly (read overdone and tired) prog metal tropes. With the hammond doubling the guitar riff on track five elevates the song greatly. Track six has a cool middle section with flute that sounds almost like something Opeth would do. Track seven weighs things done a bit by being a typical prog metal ballad thing. The longest track , ends the release and has some violin and a nice slow opening and a nice almost symphonic prog ending. All of the songs have really catchy choruses and overall the lyrics are not silly. Huge step up for these guys and really hope their next release continues this vein. A solid four stars maybe four and half due to the artistic evolution the band shows here. I highly recommend this.

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